“The advocacy work I do around erotic labor is not of an evangelical nature. I’m not trying to coax your children into the dark side to be subjected to assault and inhumane treatment. I remember my mother and wonder who was protecting her when she was giving full service [sex work] somewhere in the heartlands. I remember every time I’ve been assaulted and harassed in ‘respectable’ places of work or just existing in a space. Trafficking victims are arrested and jailed because we can’t swallow radical autonomy. Decriminalizing sex work is based in the FACT that we can’t protect the people we criminalize.” 

Henri Bynx

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Kell Arbor

Kell Arbor
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Kell Arbor, Director of Health & Wellness with Pride Center of Vermont, shares their aspirations to continue making Vermont a safer and inclusive community for everyone, including marginalized sex workers.

Savannah Sly

Savannah Sly
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“I am a sex worker who has been blessed to have grown up in Vermont, raised by a loving family of artists who accept me for who I am. After

Kell Arbor

Kell Arbor
September 27, 2021 0 Comments 0 tags

“I live in Vermont and do harm reduction work. As someone working the front lines providing HIV testing and overdose prevention, the stigma that is keeping people in the shadows is